Landscaping & Garden Design in Chatswood
Chatswood is a busy North Shore hub where high-rise strata blocks sit alongside established family homes. From low-maintenance apartment courtyards and shared strata gardens to full family backyards, we design and build practical, polished outdoor spaces under Willoughby City Council. $20M insured, 10+ years experience.
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Apartment & unit blocks
$20M Public Liability
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Licensed & Qualified
Landscaping & Horticulture
100% In-House Teams
Never subcontractors
Landscaping Chatswood — From Strata Courtyards to Family Backyards
Chatswood is one of the North Shore's busiest hubs, and its gardens reflect that variety. Around the town centre and Albert Avenue you'll find high-rise apartment and strata blocks where the demand is for tidy, low-maintenance courtyards, podium gardens and shared green spaces. Head into the quieter streets east of the station and the suburb opens up into established family homes with room for proper lawns, entertaining areas and screening planting. We work confidently across both.
Being a North Shore team, we know Willoughby City Council's requirements, the suburb's clay-heavy soils, and the practicalities of landscaping in a dense, well-connected suburb — tight access, strata scheduling, and the need for designs that look good with minimal upkeep. That experience goes into every courtyard, garden bed and retaining wall we deliver in Chatswood.
Chatswood & Surrounding Suburbs
We provide landscaping throughout Chatswood and its neighbouring North Shore suburbs.
📍 Chatswood
2067Landscaping and garden design across Chatswood's high-rise strata blocks, low-maintenance courtyards and established family homes — from Albert Avenue to the quiet streets east of the station.
📍 Artarmon
2064Garden construction for Artarmon's interwar bungalows and townhouses — compact rear gardens, paving and screening just south of Chatswood.
📍 Willoughby
2068Period-sympathetic landscaping for Willoughby's leafy Federation and bungalow homes, a short hop east of the Chatswood hub.
📍 Roseville
2069Family-garden makeovers and lawn renewal for Roseville's tree-lined Upper North Shore streets, immediately north of Chatswood.
📍 Lane Cove
2066Native and terraced gardens for Lane Cove's leafy, sloping bushland blocks to the south-west of Chatswood.
📍 Northbridge
2063Harbour-adjacent garden design and retaining for Northbridge's elevated homes, just east of Chatswood across the suburb.
Serving Chatswood & Surrounds
Landscaping in Chatswood — FAQs
Chatswood landscaping varies widely with the property type. Apartment and townhouse courtyards typically run from $6,000 to $25,000 for paving, raised beds, screening and low-maintenance planting, while established family backyards around the eastern streets range from $20,000 to $90,000+ for full transformations. Strata common-area works are quoted per scope. Because Chatswood mixes high-rise blocks with traditional homes, we tailor every quote after an on-site visit.
Chatswood sits within Willoughby City Council, which controls tree removal, retaining walls over 600mm, and works in heritage and conservation areas around the older residential pockets. Many low-maintenance courtyard and garden-bed jobs are exempt or fall under complying development, but we always check Willoughby's LEP and DCP first and lodge any required DA or notification so your project stays compliant.
Yes — strata and apartment landscaping is a core part of our Chatswood work, given the suburb's many high-rise and unit blocks. We handle common-property courtyards, podium gardens, entry plantings and shared green spaces, working with strata committees and building managers to schedule around residents and meet WHS requirements. We can deliver one-off construction or pair it with ongoing maintenance.
For Chatswood's compact courtyards and balconies we favour hardy, low-water planting like clumping bamboo, lomandra, native grasses and structural succulents, combined with quality paving or composite decking, built-in raised beds and vertical screening for privacy between close neighbours. Drip irrigation keeps it effortless. The goal is a green, usable space that looks good year-round with minimal upkeep.
Absolutely. Plenty of Chatswood streets away from the town centre have generous family homes with room for proper backyards. We design and build lawns, play-friendly turf, paved entertaining areas, garden beds, fencing and screening planting — practical outdoor spaces for families that still look polished. We coordinate the whole project in-house from design through construction.
Yes. Many Chatswood clients — both homeowners and strata committees — move onto our garden maintenance program once construction is finished, so courtyards, hedges and shared gardens stay neat through the seasons. Visit our Chatswood garden maintenance page for details on regular visits and care plans.
Trusted by Chatswood Homeowners
See what our Chatswood clients say about our landscaping services.
Elena Stepanova
Local Guide“David and his team did a fantastic job tidying up our garden and pressure washing the pavers. They were efficient, professional, and left everything looking fresh and well-maintained. Communication was easy, and they took great care with the details. Highly recommend their services!”
Lorna Strickland
“I value that Ethereal Gardens can do the full range of maintenance services including mowing, edging, hedge clipping, weeding, etc as well as broader landscape services (which I hope to use in the future). They do a great job and the garden looks lovely.”
Jacqueline Bailey
“Ethan & his team have been outstanding! Great lawn mowing & gardening. Also hose down & keep clean!”
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